Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2004-07-20
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
4 pages, 4 figures. Appl. Phys. Lett., in press
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1775283
We study ballistic electron transport through a finite chain of quantum circular rings in the presence of spin-orbit interaction of strength \alpha. For a single ring the transmission and reflection coefficients are obtained analytically and from them the conductance for a chain of rings as a function of \alpha and of the wave vector k of the incident electron. We show that due to destructive spin interferences the chain can be totaly opaque for certain ranges of k the width of which depends on the value of \alpha. A periodic modulation of the strength \alpha or of the ring radius widens up the gaps considerably and produces a nearly binary conductance output.
Molnar Balázs
Peeters François M.
Vasilopoulos P.
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